Used in a Sentence

oops

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for oops.

Editorial note

In contrast, while GPUs are mostly backwards-compatible, they usually oops I meant nearly always oops I meant always need some refactoring to hit close to peak performance.

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Quick take

A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of oops gathered in one view.

noun

A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.

noun

Abbreviation of object-oriented programming system.

verb

(intransitive, colloquial) To make a mistake; to blunder.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for oops.

noun

A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.

noun

Abbreviation of object-oriented programming system.

verb

(intransitive, colloquial) To make a mistake; to blunder.

Example sentences

1

In contrast, while GPUs are mostly backwards-compatible, they usually oops I meant nearly always oops I meant always need some refactoring to hit close to peak performance.

2

Help us influence the 23% (oops now 24%) of the web that runs on WordPress.

3

If you've left a bit of an old job in a buffer somewhere -- oops, that's 50 pages of raw postscript.

4

Basic idea: if(!check_params()) { failed = true; goto fail; } if(some_other_check()) { failed = true; goto fail; } if(token_length == 0) { goto fail; // oops, forgot to set failed }...check the token...

5

If, say, your kid gets caught stealing a car and say "oops, sorry" then walks away, that doesn't make everything ok.

6

Check this out: downward counting loop: for (unsigned i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) { /* Oops!

7

Oops, excuse me, I meant to say "donating to the campaign".

8

"Oops" only works when there's no proof, and it's hard to hvae an absence of proof in something that would take so much orchestration.

9

However, Google already attempts to reward original content so if they could do it algorithmically to everyone (hence not disrupting the competitive marketplace) I think they'd be able to claim "oops."

10

How about if you forget to delimit one with a space (oops, now you have a syntactically valid URL that's broken; the type checker wont help you verify URLs) Plus you can "merge" Lisp URLs, forming absolute URLs from a base URL and appending paths to it or building query parameters in an elegant fashion.

Quote examples

1

If, say, your kid gets caught stealing a car and say "oops, sorry" then walks away, that doesn't make everything ok.

2

Oops, excuse me, I meant to say "donating to the campaign".

3

"Oops" only works when there's no proof, and it's hard to hvae an absence of proof in something that would take so much orchestration.

4

However, Google already attempts to reward original content so if they could do it algorithmically to everyone (hence not disrupting the competitive marketplace) I think they'd be able to claim "oops."

Proper noun examples

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Check this out: downward counting loop: for (unsigned i = n - 1; i >= 0; i--) { /* Oops!

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use oops in a sentence?

In contrast, while GPUs are mostly backwards-compatible, they usually oops I meant nearly always oops I meant always need some refactoring to hit close to peak performance.

What does oops mean?

A minor mistake or unforeseen difficulty.

What part of speech is oops?

oops is commonly used as noun, verb.